Cloud Computing & Google Docs

Lynn McCormick for

Librarian to Librarian Networking Summit

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Today’s Agenda

• A little perspective

•What is cloud computing?

•Impact on education

•Hands - on activities

A little perspective

In September 1956 IBM launched the 305 RAMAC, the first computer with a hard disk drive (HDD). The HDD

weighed over a ton and stored 5MB of data....

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1960’s

IBM 1311 disk storage drive

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1970’s

IBM 3310 direct access storage (64 MB per unit)

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1980’s

Things in 1985 looked a little better.

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1990’s +

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Present Time

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What is Cloud Computing?

•Cloud computing is still an evolving paradigm.

•Its definitions, use cases, underlying technologies, issues, risks, and benefits will be refined in a spirited debate by the public and private sectors.

Credit: http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SNS/cloud-computing/

Cloud Computing: a definition

Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. (National Institute for Standards & Technology)

Credit: http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SNS/cloud-computing/

Service Layers of Cloud Computing

• Top Layer: Software as a Service (SaaS) - Google Apps

• Middle Layer: Platform as a Service (PaaS) –

Web Server and the programming environment.

• Lowest Layer: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) – Means of delivering basic storage an computing capabilities as standardized services. The pooling of servers, storage systems, switches, and routers.

Credit: https://slx.sun.com/files/Cloud_Computing_Brochure_2009.pdf

Inside a Cloud

Virtualized CPUs and

Storage

Physical Servers across the Globe

Software Platform

The Cloud Platform

Software as a

Service (SaaS)

Platform as a

Service (PaaS)

Infrastructure as a

Service (IaaS)

Virtual Servers

Virtual Storage

Network Routers

Java Runtime

Web 2.0 Runtime

LAMP / WAMP

Corporate Email

Business Processes

CRM, ERP, HR

Physical Servers

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Google Docs

•Allows access anywhere there is an Internet

connectivity

•Eliminates the need to carry a flashdrive

•Allows the ability to post to the web instantly

•Allows the ability to collaborate with others –

while maintaining only one copy of the

document

•Downloads to MS Word.

Using Forms in Google Docs

• Use as a survey instrument

• Use as an assessment instrument

• Downloads into an Excel spreadsheet

Google Presentations

•Compatible anywhere there is web access

This eliminates software compatibility issues

•No need to carry around a thumb drive

•Will download to MS PowerPoint

IGoogle

What questions do you have?

Your traveling companion

Help to propel each other along the way.

The Google account: Your keys to the cloud kingdom

Go to: www.gmail.com

and create your account

Check availability of your login nameWrite down your username & password

Show me my account

Click on Documents

Click on “Create new” then “Document”

Create and share a document1. Find a recipe (chili?)2. Cut and paste it into your document.3. Save 4. Select Share – publish as a webpage.

View as webpage

Exploring Further

1. Go back into your original document.

2. Use the toolbar to change font size, italicize, and highlight text selections.

3. Look under File – Revision history.

4. Rename your file: File – Rename.

5. Save your file.

6. Download into MSWord: File –Download – Word.

Collaboration

1. Select Share- Invite people

Collaboration1. Type in email address of your partner and my email

address : lynnmcco@gmail.com

2. Select Send

3. Open your email and open your partner’s file.

Collaboration

1. Make changes in your partner’s document and select

save and close.

2. Go back to your original doc to see what changes have

been made.

What benefits does this feature offer?

Create and test a form/ spreadsheet

1. Create – New - Form.

2. Select and apply theme.

3. Add items.

4. Email to your partner.

5. Open your partner’s form in your email & complete.

6. Go back to your Gdocs and look at your responses.

Create a presentation

1.Create New – Presentation

2. Format – Presentation Settings –

Change Theme

3. Download as powerpoint

Create your I-Google page

1.From Gdocs page select – web

2. Select Igoogle

3. Change theme

4. Add stuff (gadgets)

How many ways can we apply Google Docs to the

educational environment?

Bon Voyage on your journey into the clouds

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Contact me for Google apps support:

Lynn McCormick

Email lynnmcco@gmail.com